Printable Play Mats and Tabletop Play Kit

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What are your mornings like? I usually try to cram in a little bit of work before the kids wake up and it’s time to fix breakfast. Most mornings are easy breakfasts, but I like to have something to entertain the kids during prep and cleanup afterwards. My go-to has been videos and tv shows, but that isn’t exactly a great way to get their brains going in the morning. Today, I’m sharing how we are working to build a better breakfast, by starting the day off with Printable Play Mats.

Play Mats – such a better choice than the television, right? Each of the free Play Mats features an activity that challenges the mind and inspires creativity. The kids can be artistic and I can focus on food prep and cleanup. They can even play while eating since the Play Mats are wipeable.

This is such an easy project… a quick trip to Wal-mart, and I was ready to go with everything I needed. If this is something your kids would enjoy, it will take less than a half hour to pull together.

Printable Play Mats : Supplies

Printable Play Mats : Instructions

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Tabletop Play Kit

I know that we won’t use our Printable Play Mats if they aren’t close at hand during breakfast. That’s why I’ve set up a Tabletop Play Kit on the table in our Breakfast Nook. That sounds like a fancy title, but it’s just a tray with a few essentials. Fill Mason jars with Legos and Dry-Erase Markers to use with the Play Mats. If you’ve got older kids, set out breakfast on the tray, too. My son feels like a “big kid” when he can get everything himself.

A quick, self-serve breakfast can still be nutritious even though it’s easy. Your kids can get protein, carbohydrates and vitamin C from a simple combination of Great Value Milk, Blueberry Lender’s Bagels and Del Monte Fruit and Veggie Fusions –while also supporting a great cause.

Milk: Milk is naturally nutrient rich and powers potential – if you have access to it. Milk’s 9 essential nutrients, including 8 grams of high-quality protein per 8 ounce serving, can help to ensure that kids have the potential to play, learn and grow.

Lender’s Bagels: Lender’s has a bagel for everyone. Available in Plain, Blueberry, and Cinnamon-Raisin flavors, they are both adult and kid-friendly. Bagels are a fast, easy and nutritious meal choice while being filling enough to sustain kids all morning.

Fruit Fusions: Del Monte Fruit & Veggie Fusions is the only fruit cup product that provides 1 serving of fruits and veggies in a single cup. The veg is in the juice, but you’d never know it!

I picked up everything I needed for both breakfast and the Printable Play Mats at Wal-mart — a partner in The Great American Milk Drive. You can find Lender’s Bagels in the refrigerated dairy section and Fruit Fusions in the same aisle as canned fruit {at Wal-Mart, check specially marked Fruit and Veggie Fusions for coupons on both Del Monte and Lender’s products}.

Comments

I have to admit that this post had me laughing out loud as I read that your mornings with the kids have been similar to ours! Yes, those early morning ipad or TV shows have been my thing lately. It is not a way I’d like to start the morning off at all. Well, once in a while but should not be the norm. A few weeks ago, I printed out some coloring sheets for early morning while I do breakfast and clean-up. I even made an entire schedule of activities but it is taking a while to get it down – the struggle is real!

Anyway, there is nothing like a good healthy breakfast to get the kids on the right track. I love these printables to help things run smoother – I have made lots of these for our girls.

What a great idea Lora! I love that the playmats are reusable. I really need to invest in a personal laminater because I have so many things I want to laminate, but don’t want to have to run to the store to do it.

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